harbinger
英 [ˈhɑːbɪndʒə(r)]
美 [ˈhɑːrbɪndʒər]
n. (常指坏的)预兆，兆头
vt. 预告; 充做…的前驱
复数：harbingers 现在分词：harbingering 过去式：harbingered 第三人称单数：harbingers 过去分词：harbingered
BNC.20456 / COCA.16191
牛津词典
noun
- （常指坏的）预兆，兆头
a sign that shows that sth is going to happen soon, often sth bad
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆
Something that is aharbinger ofsomething else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.- The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。
- The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
英英释义
noun
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
verb
- foreshadow or presage
双语例句
- Mistrust of the government making this request could be the harbinger even the cause of national decline.
不信任提出这种请求的政府，可能成为国家衰落的先兆（甚至是原因）。 - The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。 - Still, France's left is casting the results from Sunday's vote as a harbinger of two bigger elections next year-for the presidency and lower house.
尽管如此，星期天的投票预示着法国的左派在明年两个更大的选举成绩，这两个选举就是总统选举和国民议会选举。 - A stronger dollar has historically proved to be the harbinger of turmoil in the developing world.
传统上，美元走强被证明是发展中国家陷入动荡的预兆。 - His exit is a harbinger of an impending reversal in the recent decline in CEO turnover rates.
他的出局预示着，近来CEO流动率有所下降的局面即将出现逆转。 - Sany is not a typical Chinese company, but it is a harbinger of things to come.
三一重工不是一家典型的中国企业，但它代表着未来的方向。 - If not its cause, others may wonder if the swooning equity market is the harbinger of economic distress.
如果说股市暴跌不是经济萧条的元凶，那么人们可能想知道，它是否是经济低迷的先兆。 - Lu Xun will be for ever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new Chinese cultural movement.
鲁迅将永远作为中国新文化运动的光辉先驱受人歌颂。 - These celebrations harbinger social harmony and amity and preach the lofty Jain motto Live and Let live.
这些仪式预示着社会和谐，和睦，宣扬着崇高的耆那教教训生和放生。 - Without that change, the resolution of this crisis can only be the harbinger of the next.
不做出这一改变，这场危机的解决只能预示着下一场危机的到来。